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[12] Design for a ceiling for the withdrawing room (now demolished), 1759
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 11/11
Purpose
[12] Design for a ceiling for the withdrawing room (now demolished), 1759
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling with a canted bay. An oval band of octagonal coffering encloses a diamond of husks. The central oval panel of the drawing has been cut away and the current panel affixed
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
Cieing for the Right Honble Admiral Boscawen His With Drawing Room
Signed and dated
- 1759
1759
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (491 x 425)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias. The affixed central panel is by the same draughtsman as the rest of the drawing
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Index p. 17
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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